Posted by Anne on June 8, 2006, 3:59 pm, in reply to "Re: the roots"211.26.193.92

Jean-Daniel,

Are you aware that it was Athanasius (Archbishop of Alexandria) who is credited with formulating the Athanasian Creed. He was also the author of a life of St Anthony of the Desert - Wallenstein's favorite saint. Whatley, the chief of Monastery operations, also shares Skanderbeg Wallenstein's fondness for Bach's Mass in B Minor.

The monastery is also situated near St Anthony's cave.

I've been doing a bit of digging and have uncovered a few new things.

The English suffragette mentioned in Jerusalem Poker is none other than Ethel Smyth.

Also I was looking for references for the baking priest. His surname MacMael n Mbo is that of Dermait, King of Leinster who is associated with Richard “Strongbow” de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke, from whom Strongbow of the novels most probably draws his name.

Threads leading to threads, leading to yet more threads.

Anne

--Previous Message--: This quartet is indeed like a tapestry: try to : follow a thread, and you're soon lost in the : weave. : I'm doing research right now, about chapter : 7 of Nile Shadows. I managed to locate the : (Thomas) Mann quote (it's from "Joseph : and his Brothers", vol. 1), to learn a : bit more about the Athanasian Creed, and : what do I find on page 121? A dreadful : pun/reference to Herman Hesse. : I hope I didn't miss more puns... : JD : : --Previous Message-- : Should EW ever achieve the literary status : he : deserves, an annotated Jerusalem Quartet : would be pretty amazing. Hmm. : : --Previous Message-- : Geez. A scholar could spend years unpacking : the historical and literary nods in : Whittemore's novels. EW's historical : worldliness is incomparable, and his use of : that knowledge in fiction dwarfs similar : attempts by Pynchon and DeLillo. But they : attain literary fame? Go figure. : : :